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South Africa Is Building. Is the Engineering Sector Ready?

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Walk through Johannesburg downtown or travel the length of the N1 highway and the evidence is difficult to miss: South Africa is in the middle of a significant construction moment. New residential developments, commercial towers, logistics hubs, and road improvement projects have been proliferating at a pace that recalls the country early post-apartheid building boom […]

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The Algorithmic Apothecary: How AI Is Targeting Nigerians with Unregulated Herbal Remedies

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In neighbourhoods across Nigeria, a new kind of medicine seller has become impossible to miss. They do not operate from pharmacies with registered pharmacists and regulated stock. They are not bound by the formal supply chains that distribute conventional pharmaceuticals through licensed outlets. They are operating in open markets, on social media platforms, and increasingly

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South Africa World Cup Visa Crisis: When Paperwork Becomes a National Embarrassment

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When South Africa national football team found itself unable to depart for the World Cup because players and officials were still waiting for visas, the country Sports Minister went on television and said what many were thinking: the situation was embarrassing. The footage played on news networks around the world, and across social media, the

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Nigeria Political Earthquake: Why Peter Obi is Betting Everything on a Return to the NDC for 2027

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In the constantly shifting landscape of Nigerian politics, few decisions have generated as much discussion in recent days as the main opposition partys naming of Peter Obi as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Background Few events in Nigerian politics generate as much energy as a presidential race, and the latest development from the

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Africa Has the Capital to Finance Its Own Future — Now It Must Mobilise It

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A startling statistic has been circulating in development finance circles, and it deserves far more attention than it has received: African institutional investors — pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and strategic reserve funds — collectively manage assets worth more than $1.7 trillion. Yet an overwhelming majority of those assets are held in foreign

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Liberia President Boakai Restricts Foreign Travel by Senior Government Officials

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In a move that signals a new chapter in Liberian governance, President Joseph Boakai has introduced sweeping restrictions on foreign travel for senior government officials. The directive, which affects cabinet ministers, directors, and other high-ranking civil servants, requires prior approval from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning before any international travel is undertaken. The

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Sudan RSF-Affiliated Fighters Kill 27 Civilians in Single Attack as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

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A Sudan-based medical organisation has documented a single attack by fighters affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces that left 27 civilians dead, adding to a humanitarian toll that the United Nations has called one of the worst in the world today. The assault is the latest in a pattern of violence that has accompanied the

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Rwanda-Russia Nuclear Deal Underscores Africa’s Shifting Power Balance

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Rwanda’s signing of a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia has sent ripples across diplomatic circles in Africa and beyond, underscoring a broader shift in how the continent approaches energy infrastructure, strategic partnerships, and the geopolitics of nuclear development. The agreement, which covers potential civilian nuclear technology transfer, reactor construction, and capacity building, places Rwanda alongside

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Senegal World Cup Dark Horses Look to Achieve Great Things Amid Turbulent Build-Up

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Senegal enters the World Cup as one of the most compelling dark horse stories in international football — a team built on collective discipline, physical intensity, and a hunger to go further than any Senegalese side has ever gone on the global stage. The Teranga Lions, as the national team is known, have navigated one

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Inside Congo’s Ruling Party Youth Wing: The Militia Problem Ahead of 2028 Elections

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In the streets of Kinshasa, they are known by different names depending on who is describing them. The youth wing of Congo’s ruling party is referred to by some residents as the street fighters, by others as Tshisekedi’s enforcers, and by yet others simply as a militia. What is not in dispute is their presence,

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Kenya Court Stops US Ebola Quarantine Facility in Landmark Health Sovereignty Ruling

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A Kenyan High Court has temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for US nationals in Kenya, delivering a sharp rebuke to the arrangement and raising fundamental questions about health sovereignty on the African continent. The facility, designed to accommodate Americans exposed to the Ebola virus returning from the Democratic Republic of

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